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Malawi activist arrested near SADC summit venue

Aug 11, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawi Police have today arrested a rights activist who led protests near the venue of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Lilongwe. Mr. Sylvester Namiwa, executive director of CDEDI, has been arrested at… ...

Police, Kabaza operators clash in Thyolo

Jun 22, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police were forced to fire teargas after Kabaza operators blocked a road and pelted police houses with stones following police’s decision to confiscate motorcycle taxis. On Tuesday, during morning hours, police confiscated all motorcycles meant… ...

CDEDI demos start in Lilongwe

Apr 21, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

People are demonstrating in Lilongwe against punitive taxes, levies, exorbitant mobile phone tariffs and theft of Covid-19 funds. Demonstrators gathered this morning at Community Centre Ground, the starting point for the demonstration organized by the… ...

Blantyre demos postponed

Jan 13, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) and small scale business operators in Blantyre have postponed demonstrations which were scheduled for today in the commercial city. According to CDEDI executive director Sylvester Namiwa,… ...

Blantyre demos shifted to next week

Jan 09, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Rights group Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) in conjunction with small scale business operators has shifted Blantyre demonstrations to next week, with a warning to Blantyre City Council. Initially, the grouping was… ...

Malawi named as country of the year

Dec 17, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Economist newspaper has named Malawi as the country of the year 2020 following the nullification of the 2019 presidential elections and the holding of Fresh Presidential elections. The London based magazine has hailed Malawi… ...

Activists tell Chakwera to respect Constitution

Oct 10, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Rights activists on Friday demanded President Dr Lazarus Chakwera to respect the country's Constitution and the Gender Equality Act. Project officer for Youth and Society (YAS) Mwandida Theu made the remarks during the Mzuzu demonstrations… ...

Tipita kukhothi ngati sitiyankhidwa – atelo amayi

Oct 10, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Amayi omwe amachita zionetsero lachisanu zosakondwa ndi kusaikidwa kwa azimayi ambiri m’maudindo aboma, ati ngati mtsogoleri wa dziko lino a Lazarus Chakwera sawayankha madandaulo awo, atengera nkhaniyi ku bwalo lamilandu. Wanena izi ndi Maggie Kathewera… ...

Demos over low number of women in boards

Oct 07, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Gender rights activists have announced demonstrations slated for this Friday over President Lazarus Chakwera's failure to include more women in parastatal boards. In a letter seen by this publication which is being addressed to the… ...

Mzuni students call off vigils

Aug 18, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu University students, who recently announced plans to hold protest at the campus to force the institution to give them their academic papers, have called off the vigils that were expected to start on Tuesday,… ...

Motorcycle operators protest over road traffic fines

Aug 17, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

Motorcycle taxi operators are holding demonstrations in Lilongwe over fines imposed on them when they are found riding without helmets or license. The motorcyclists have claimed that they are being ill-treated on the roads. According… ...

Malawians go after USAID for misleading the world

Jul 27, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawians have taken a swipe at United States for claiming that it played a huge role to ensure that the 2020 Fresh Presidential Elections were credible. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) tweeted recently… ...

#DataMustFall: Malawians take on TNM, Airtel over inhuman data charges

Jul 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

People across the country are running a #ReduceDataCost protest to force TNM and Airtel to cut data charges. Theprotests which had a wider-scale take off started barely two days after Minister of Information Gospel Kazako… ...

Lawyers show support for Chief Justice Nyirenda

Jun 17, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Lawyers in the country conducted demonstrations today where they showed support for Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda and demanded President Peter Mutharika’s administration to respect the Judiciary. In Lilongwe, demonstrators marched from Mbowe filling station to… ...

Lawyers to hold pro-Judiciary demos

Jun 15, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Lawyers in the country will hold demonstrations on Wednesday to push President Peter Mutharika to respect the independence of the Judiciary. The demonstrations in defence of the Judiciary and rule of law will be held… ...